World
11:52 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Will Reforms End Myanmar Monks' Spiritual Strike?

Originally published on Fri June 29, 2012 9:26 pm

In response to political reforms in Myanmar — also known as Burma — the U.S. and other Western countries have eased some sanctions targeting the country's former military rulers.

But so far, one of the most powerful institutions inside the country has kept its sanctions in place. For some time, Myanmar's Buddhist clergy have effectively been on a spiritual strike by refusing to take donations from the military — a serious blow to the former regime's legitimacy.

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All Songs Considered Blog
11:31 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Wye Oak Heads Down A Sinister Side Road In 'Spiral'

Originally published on Fri June 29, 2012 12:30 pm

Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack combine to form a huge-sounding, full-blooded rock band, with the former blustering epically on guitar and the latter multitasking on drums and keyboards. Moody and portentous, the Baltimore duo's songs billow menacingly when they're not booming majestically, aided and shrouded by Wasner's enigmatic mumble.

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Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers
11:03 am
Fri June 29, 2012

NPR Bestsellers: Hardcover Fiction, Week Of June 28, 2012

Originally published on Fri June 29, 2012 12:23 pm

A Hologram for the King, Dave Eggers' tale of adventure and economic hardship, debuts at No. 5.

Deceptive Cadence
11:03 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Macaw And More

Credit Pablo Helguera

Originally published on Tue September 18, 2012 3:27 pm

Got an idea for a classical cartoon, or a reaction to this one? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. You can see more of his work at Artworld Salon and on his own site.

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Law
10:56 am
Fri June 29, 2012

What Does Health Care Decision Mean For Patients?

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

This is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. I'm Michel Martin. My thanks to Viviana Hurtado for sitting in for me for a couple of days this week. Coming up we'll ask former attorney general Alberto Gonzales what he makes of the fact that the current attorney general Eric Holder has been declared in contempt of Congress. This is the first time that this has happened to a sitting attorney general.

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Sports
10:56 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Foul Play At Euro 2012 From Racist Fans

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Switching gears now to a subject that also inspires passion around the world, the finals are set at Euro 2012. That's Europe's big national team soccer tournament. It's being held in Ukraine and Poland this year. Italy got into the final, thanks to two goals from the striker, Mario Balotelli.

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Latin America
10:56 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Is Drug War Issue Overrated In Mexico Elections?

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we turn to presidential politics in Mexico. Americans are not the only people electing a new president this year. Mexicans are heading to the voting booth on Sunday. The frontrunner is Enrique Pena Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, also known as the PRI. That party dominated politics in Mexico for decades until a relatively recent time. The candidate in second place is Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. He is with the Democratic Revolution Party.

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Politics
10:56 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Former AG On Eric Holder Contempt Vote

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Coming up, we're going to take a look at elections in Mexico, but first, we're going to continue our conversation on some of the big news in this country.

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Law
10:56 am
Fri June 29, 2012

Gonzales On Chief Justice's Surprising Decision

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

We want to get another angle on yesterday's Supreme Court decision on health care. The health care law would not have survived without the support of Chief Justice John Roberts. That support was surprising to many people, perhaps even shocking. He'd been seen as a solid conservative vote in the court but this week two opinions are making people rethink that: yesterday's health care decision and one earlier this week striking down much of Arizona's immigration enforcement law.

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The Record
10:50 am
Fri June 29, 2012

This Old Chicago House: EDM's Family Roots

Originally published on Sat July 21, 2012 9:44 am

There's no mistaking the Year Zero quality of early Chicago house music from the mid-'80s.

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